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Getting a stimulus check from the Bush administration? We want you to donate what you can spare from your government rebate of $600 to stimulate PPH's vital work.
In this time of economic crisis, the voices of low income and working people need to be heard. But most media outlets are focused on the stock market and the board room. People's Production House brings you the stories of working people, in their own words. Now more than ever, we need your support to keep these vital voices on the air.
- produced by Kristal Graham
- in 2008
The "N" word, once a deeply offensive derogatory term against African Americans, is today commonly used among our younger generation, and most notably in the African-American and Hispanic communities. Youth who use the word say there are a multitude of interpretations of the "N" word, which they sometimes use as a term of endearment toward one another or of self-empowerment, and it is often heard in Hip-Hop music. So if the term is so utterly offensive to so many, should our youth be able to use it?
Radio Rootz's Kristal Graham investigates whether our freedom of speech rights were put into question with the New York City Council's symbolic "resolution" to ban the "N"word earlier this year.
Note: this piece is unedited and contains explicit use of the N-word. Listen to the Edited Version.
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- 10 downloads
- 5 plays
On Sunday, May 4, the Digital Expansion research team surveyed an English class at Adhikaar, which serves Nepali immigrants.
The research team, which includes Abdulai Bah and Alexis Walker (in the picture above with their backs to you) is visiting with community organizations to learn about people's access to and use of the Internet. We are focusing on immigrant communities who are marginalized from the Internet and excluded from important Internet policy discussions.
The research team distributed a flyer explaining how people can get more involved: attend or testify at upcoming hearings of the The Franchise and Concession Review Committee (FCRC) or the NYC Broadband Advisory Committee, or sit for an interview with the research team and let us deliver your story, or join our research team.
Would you like us to visit your organization? Please contact us.
- produced by Abdulai Bah
- in 2008
On April 25, judge Arthur Cooperman cleared three NYPD police officers of all charges in the killing of Sean Bell, a 23-year-old Black male who was gunned down in November 2006 hours after his bachelor party in a Queens club. CNPI reporter Abdulai Bah files this report for FSRN.
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- 16 downloads
- 4 plays
In March, Coolidge's Rootz youth learned a lot about editorials and op-eds. They even wrote their own editorials sounding off on important issues that affect their community. Check out Tommy and Shanay's editorial concerning D.C. Metro Transit's treatment of teenagers. Because of their thorough work, our Coolidge members decided that the topic of their class audio project would be Metro's double standards. The question they want to ask: "Are metro officials discriminating against youth? If that's the case, why?". Stay tune for more audio developments.
